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speed slows down Orbi
My iMac is connected through wifi to my orbi system. The orbi has 1 satellite. My internet service is AT&T gigspeed and when I test it with a CAT5 connection I get 950mbps up and down, but I don't us...
What FW are you using?
What channels are you using? Try manual 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any manual channel on 5Ghz. I have mine set for 48.
Any other wifi neigbors near by? if so, how many and what channels are they using?
Try disabling MIMO, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming and IPv6.
Try disabling 20/40Mhz coexistence.
Try speed testing with Safari, FF or Opera on your Mac with speedtest.net to test for differences.
Whats the Mfr and model of the ISP modem/ONT?
FW is latest, tried all of those suggestions before posting, makes no difference. When it comes to testing this trust me theonly thing I had not tried prior to testing was slaughtering a goat and reading its entrails while watching the flight of birds. I have tested in Firefox and Safari and with the Speedtest app and using various different test sites, results are always the same. The iMac registers 200-300 mbps for a bit when restarted and then drops to 30-40mbps. Rinse and repeat. Sadly I doubt there is anyone living anywhere even in Outer Mongolia that doesn't have neighbors who have wifi, none of their systems have been a problem in the past and none of this was happening before I changed to the Orbi. I only bought the Orbi because my Airport would not support gigspeed. The ISP modem is ATT Gigspeed, it tests out fine, when I run a CAT5 to it I get 950mbps.